
2.
What additional impetus is given to the message and work
of the third angel? Rev. 18:1-4.
NoTE.—"Of Babylon, at the time brought to view in this prophecy, it is
declared, 'Her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities.' She has filled up the measure of her guilt, and destruction is about
to fall upon her. But God still has a people in Babylon; and before the
visitation of His judgments, these faithful ones must be called out, that they
`partake not of her sins, and receive not of her plagues.' Hence the move-
ment symbolized by the angel coming down from heaven, lightening the
earth with his glory, and crying mightily with a strong voice, announcing
the sins of Babylon. In connection with his message the call is heard, 'Come
out of her, My people.' These announcements, uniting with the third angel's
message, constitute the final warning to be given to the inhabitants of the
earth."—The
Great Controversy,
page 604.
3.
How urgently does God call upon His people to give a
warning against sin? Isa. 58:1.
NOTE.—"The
trumpet note of warning must be sounded. We are living
in a fearfully wicked age. The worship of God will become corrupted unless
there are wide-awake men at every post of duty. It is no time now for any
to be absorbed in selfish ease. Not one of the words which God has spoken
must be allowed to fall to the
ground."—Testimonies,
vol. 4, p. 517.
4.
Who besides men take part in the final warning against evil?
Rev. 10:1-3; 18:1, 2, 4.
NOTE.—"I saw angels hurrying to and fro in heaven, descending to the
earth, and again ascending to heaven, preparing for the fulfillment of some
important event. Then I saw another mighty angel commissioned to descend
to the earth, to unite his voice with the third angel, and give power and
force to his message."—Early
Writings,
page 277.
5.
How far-reaching is to be the influence of the message of the
angel? Rev. 18:1, last part.
NoTE.—"The glory of God rested upon the patient, waiting saints, and
they fearlessly gave the last solemn warning, proclaiming the fall of Baby-
lon, and calling upon God's people to come out of her that they might
escape her fearful doom.
"The light that was shed upon the waiting ones penetrated everywhere,
and those in the churches who had any light, who had not heard and re-
jected the three messages, obeyed the call, and left the fallen churches. . . .
A compelling power moved the honest, while the manifestation of the power
of God brought a fear and restraint upon their unbelieving relatives and
friends, so that they dared not, neither had they the power to hinder those
who felt the work of the Spirit of God upon them."—Early
Writings,
pages
277, 278.
"During the loud cry, the church, aided by the providential interpositions
of her exalted Lord, will diffuse the knowledge of salvation so abundantly
that light will be communicated to every city and town. The earth will be
filled with the knowledge of salvation."
—Review
,
and Herald,
Oct. 13,
19
04.
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